Gregory Crinum mine

The Gregory Crinum mine comprises the Gregory open-cut operations and the Crinum underground mine. BHP Billiton states that "Gregory open-cut coal mine became operational in 1979, with the first shipment taking place in 1980. Production has been scaled back since the commissioning of the adjacent Crinum underground longwall mine in 1997."

The mine is located is located 60km north east of the rural centre of Emerald in the Bowen Basin in Queensland. Coal from the project is exported via the port of Gladstone 375km north west of the mine.

The mine is owned and operated by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), a 50:50 joint venture between BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Development. (BMA also operates the Peak Downs mine, Saraji mine, Norwich Park mine, Blackwater mine, the Goonyella Riverside mine as well as the Hay Point Coal Terminal).

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